Railway-truck structure



June 24,'1930. H. M. PFLAGER RAILWAY TRUCK STRUCTURE Filed Aug. 17, 1928 'Patentes June 24, 193e unirse s'mras HARRY M. PFLAG'ER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0

GENERAL STEEL CASTINGS CORPORATION, 0F GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, A. CORPO- :marron or DELAWARE RAILWAY-TRUCK STRUCTURE Application led. August 17, 1928. Serial No. 300,204.

My invention relates to railway rolling stock and particularly to truck construction, and consists in a novel structure for rendering A. R. A. standard friction journal boxes and anti-friction journal boxes substantially interchangeable in the Asame pedestals. It has long been the general practice to use journal boxes provided with friction bearings for engaging the axle journals, but recently boxes equipped with roller or ball bearings have been utilized to some extent, and it is likely that such boxes will come into more general use in the future. Due to the fact that antifriction elements of such boxes occu y greater space than lthe ordinary brasses o the friction boxes, the anti-friction boxes are substan-V tially larger than the A. R. A.: friction boxes, and hence pedestal jaws adapted to t one type of box will not-fit the other.

If it is desired to change the usual' truck over from friction boxes to anti-friction boxes, it would be necessary to install new edestals, which, obviously, would involve a arge expense for the new material and for the labor required to make the change. The amount of this expense would be enormously increased if the truck frame is of the type g in which the pedestal jaws are formed integrally' with the Wheel piece of the truck, in which case the truck frame would have to be scrap ed.

It is t e general object ofy my present invention to provide a device adapted to be assembled wlth the A. R. A. friction journal box whereby the same may be used in a'truck edestal designed to have an anti-friction box assembled therewith., 'the device being such that it may be readily removed with the friction box when it is desired to change over to the anti-friction box.

In Patent No. 1,664,881, issued to me A ril 3, 1928,.I illustrate filler blocks adapte to be applied to the pedestal legs to adapt the pedestal for an A. R. A. friction Abox or to be removed fromA the pedestal to permit the insertion of an anti-friction box. `Tiles-3e filler blocks involve means for assembling the same with the edestal legs and' fail to take care of any di erences between the distances between the tops of the respective boxes and box mounted on the righthand journal and y assembled with the pedestal in the 'usual manner, i. e., with the pedestal designed to engage the sides of the anti-friction ox. The box on the middle wheel is an A. R. A. friction box and is sectioned and is shown equipped with my.' novel yoke device whereby such a box may be operable in the samel edestal as is adapted for an anti-friction ox. The box mountedon the lefthand journal is the same as that shown on the middle journal. The yoke and-box assembly includes a clamping element not shown in the yoke and box ofthe middle wheel.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the box yoke.

Figure 3 is a top view of the yoke.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section taken on line i-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a horizontal transverse section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 2 and illustratl ing the associated box and pedestal structure.

The truck illustratedv includes the usual wheels l 2 and 3 mounted on axles terminating in the journals 4C, 5 and 6, respectively, and supporting, through their boxes, the equalizers 7 and 8 which carry the truck springs 9 on which the truck frame is mounted. The truck frame is shown of the onev piece casting type and includes a wheel piece 10 provided with integral pedestal jaws 11.

The jaws 11 of .each pedestal are spaced from each other a distance. great enough to receivel an antiffricti'on box 12 between them and. the righthand pedestal legs are .shown as having such a box assembled therewith, the corresponding end of equalizer 8 resting directly ontop of the box.

Anti-friction boxes, as shown on the right` hand pedestal, of the size commonly used for trucks of the type illustrated, require a jaw spacing of about fifteen inches and a distance o'f about seven and one-half inches from the center line of journal to the underside of the equalizer. The corresponding friction journal box requires a pedestal jaw spacing of about nine inches and about live and seven-eighths inches from the center line of 'ournal to the underside of equalizer. In order to provide for the use of 'friction boxes 22 in the pedestals adapted to'mount an anti' friction box, I furnish a yoke member of inverted U-shape comprising legs 13 and a cross bar 14, the effective thiclmess of the legs corresponding to difference between the width of the A. R. A. friction box and the width of the anti-'friction box and the eective thickness o'f bar 14 corres onding to the differences between the tops o the res ective boxes and the center line of the j ourna properly assembled therewith. The underside of the cross bar 14 is recessed at 15 to receive a correspondin rib such as is usually fprovided on the friction box and the to'p o yokeis provided with a transverse 1rib 16 adapted to engage the usual groove formed in t e underside of the equalizer bar for enagin the box rib. The cross bar is also rnis ed with longitudinal ribs 17 for` positionin the sides o'f-the equalizer bar and the legs 0% the yoke are provided with flanges 18 for engaging the pedestal jaws in a manner similar to the usual engagement of pedestal jaws by the flanges 19 of the friction b'ox. The lower ends of legs 13 may be extended below the bottoms of the boxesvand provided with on'e or more openings 20 for receiving bolts 21 whereby the yoke legs may be clamped against the sides of the box and assembly of the yoke and box maintained at times when they are not assembled with a pedestal. In the device shown mounted on the middle journal, this feature is omitted.

It will be understood that each box 22 and its yoke move up and down in the pedestal as a unit and is readily removable from the pedestal when the pedestal tie bar 23 isv detached, whereupon an anti-friction box 12 may be substitutedfor a friction box. It will be understood'that the'box equipment for any one truck will be uniform and that the combination of anti-friction boxes and A. R. A. friction boxes shown is merely for the purposes o'f illustration of the application of' both types of boxes to the same type of truck pedestal. j

It is customary to between the pedestal jaws and the box associated therewith, and I show such wear plates adapted to engage the sides of the antiriction box 12 or the legs 13 of thel yokes mounted on the friction boxes 22. It is to be understood that` in referring tothe lit becontour of the sides and toy rovide wear plates 24.

tween the pedestal jaw and the anti-friction box or the friction box yoke, I include the 'Wear plateelement, vwherethe latter is used,

These and` other differences lin the details may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I contemplatethe exclusive use of all such modifications as come within the scope of my claims.

1. As a new article of manufacture a member adapted to be placed lover a railroad friction journal box to provide a pedestal engaging surface" corresponding to that provided by a railroad roller bearing 'journal box for a similar size of journal.

2. Asl a new article of manufacture, a member adapted to be placed over a railroad friction journal box to provide an equalizer engaging surface corresponding to that provi ed lby a railroad roller bearingy journal box fora similar size ofjournal.

3. As a new articleA of `manufacture, a member adapted to be placed over a railroad friction journal box to provide pedestal and equalizer .engaging surfaces corresponding to that provided by a railroad roller bearing journal box for a similarsize of journal.

4f. As a new. article of manufacture, an inverted U-shaped yoke member having an inner contour corresponding to the exterior of` a vertical cross section of an A. R. A. riction journal box, and having an outer contour corresponding to the exterior contour of the sides for en aging the sides of truck pedestal jaws a apted to receive an anti-friction box between them.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a

yoke member adapted to lit over an A. R. A.

friction journal box and between the flanges on the sides thereof, and provided with flan es for engaging the sides of truck edesta jaws adapted to receive an antiriction box between them, and also provided with an equalizer supporting portion havmg flanges for engaging the sides of an equalizer.

7. A yoke member adapted to Seat on the top of an A. R. A. friction 'ournal box and to engage the sides of said ox between the flanges thereof, there being flanges on the sides of said yoke, the spaces between said yoke flanges and the overall distance between the outside faces of said yoke being the same as the corresponding dimensions of an anti-- friction journal box.

8. In a railway truck, a pedestal having jaws adapted to receive an anti-friction journal box between them, a member comprising .spaced legs engaging said jaws and includling a transverse element adapted to mount anti-friction journal box between them, said journal box.

yoke detachably engaging said jaws.

10. In a railway truck, an axle journal, an A. R. A. friction journal box mounted on said axle journal, a yoke fitting over said box, a pedestal fitting over said yoke and including jaws adapted to receive an antifriction journal boxY between them, said yoke detachably engaging said j aws', and an equalizing bar supported by said yoke at the same elevation that said bar would be supported by a corresponding anti-friction box mounted in said pedestal.

11. In a car truck, a pedestal having a pair of jaws arranged for an anti-friction ournal box, an A. R. A. friction journal box positioned between said jaws, Yand a member` mounted on said-friction box engaging said jaws.

12. of jaws arranged for an anti-friction journa box, an A. R. A. friction journal box posi- In a car truck, a pedestal having a pair tioned between said jaws, and a member mountedon said friction box engaging said jaws and slidable vertically thereon.

13. In a car truck, a pedestal having a pair of aws arranged for an anti-friction journal box, an A. R. A. friction journal box positioned between said jaws, a member mounted on said friction box engaging said jaws, and means for clamping said yoke, against the sides of said box.

14. In a car truck, a pedestal having a pair of jaws arranged for an anti-friction journal box, an A. R. A. fiction'journal box positioned between said aws,'a member mounted on said friction box engaging said jaws, the lower ends of said legs projecting beyond the bottom of said box, and a bolt connecting said lower ends.

15. In a car truck, a pedestal having a pair of jaws, a journal box positioned between said jaws, the distance between said jaws being substantially greater' than the distance between the sides of said box, anda member mounted on said box and engaging said jaws, said member being removable from said jaws to adapt the same for a's'ubstantially larger 16. In a car truck, afrarne having a pair" of pedestal jaws formed integrally therewithV and arranged for an anti-friction journal box, an A. R. A. friction journal box posiv tioned between said jaws, and 4a member mounted on said friction box and adapted to engage said jaws.

17. In a car truck, a frame having a pair of pedestal jaws formed integrally therewith, a journal box positioned .between said jaws, the distance between said jaws being substantially greater than the distance between the sides of said box, and a member mounted on said box and engaging said jaws and removable therefrom'to adapt said jaws to receive a substantially wider box between them.

18. In a car truck, a pedestal having jaws arranged for an anti-friction journal box, an A. R. A. journal box positioned between said jaws, and a member mounted on'said box and having sides adapted to be embraced by theanges of said box and having flanges adapted to embrace said jaws.

19. As Aa new article of manufacture, a member adapted to be placed over a railroad journal box to provide a pedestal engaging surface correspondin to that provided by al box for a similar slze journal but having bearing elements which require a larger box than said first mentioned box. 20. As a new article.J of manufacture, a member adapted to be 'placed over a railroad journal box to provide an equalizer engaging surface corresponding to that provided by a box for a similar size journal but hav- 1 ing bearing element which require a larger box thansaid first mentioned box. a

21. As l.a new article of manufacture, a member adapted to be placed over a railroad journal box to provid@ a pedestal engaging surface and an equalizer engaging surface corresponding to that provided by a box for a. similar size journalbut having bearing elements which require a larger box than said first mentioned box.

22. In a car truck, a pedestal having a pair of jaws, a journal box positioned between said jaws, said jaws being adapted to fit a journal -box arranged for bearingv elements which require a wider box than the box positioned between said jaws, and a member engaging said jaws and detachably mounted on said first mentioned box and positioned between said first mentioned box and said pedestal. i

23. In a car truck, a pedestal havinga pair of jaws, a journal box positioned between said jaws, said jaws being adapted to fitl a journal box arranged for bearing elements, j

which require a larger box than the box positioned between said jaws, and a member engaging said aws and detachably mounted on 24. In a car truck, a pedestal having jaws arranged for an anti-friction journal box, an A. R. A. journal box positioned between said jaws, and a member mounted on said box 5 and having flanges adapted to embrace said Jaws.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature this 11th day of August, 1928.

HARRY M. PFLAGER. 

